Camping

Alphavan presented one of the most impressive (and large) camper vans of 2020 with its two-bedroom Sprinter. The German company has heard a loud call for an AWD version and answered with the 4x4 Edition, a wheeled backcountry smart hut.

Storyteller arrived in 2019 with plans to launch Ford Transit and Mercedes Sprinter 4x4 camper vans. Since then, it's been all Sprinters – until this month. The company's first Ford AWD camper van looks as clever and capable as its Sprinters.

Camping with your dog can be fun, but it does also pose a few challenges. The two-person Kings Peak Tent was designed with that in mind, as it has a separate section – complete with its own separate door – specifically for Fido.

The Hower Base Camp is an any-pickup camper that sleeps two and holds up to 300 lb of gear on its electric-lift roof. It seems a natural fit for adventurers who chase every last sliver of light before pulling off the dirt track for some shut-eye.

The all-new Sanctuary from Thor Motor Coach becomes one of the latest in America's growing 4x4 camper van market, pushing explorers farther out there and sheltering them with a unique floor plan with bathroom, oversized bed and rear lounge.

Wearing an ageless style the camper world has seen for many decades, the new Cortes Travel Trailer enjoys an update from the latest tech. Cortes builds it using a vacuum infusion of aluminized fiberglass and fills it with appliances from Furrion.

Harker Outdoors has an RV alternative that's both affordable and ready to travel and camp at a second's notice. Its EDC is a light pickup topper that buyers can use as a simple roof over their heads or customize into an off-road mini-camper.

LEVC offers some of the UK's most classically stylish electrified commercial vehicles, and now it's turned its attention to the leisure market. The e-Camper plug-in hybrid camper van boasts 61 miles of electric driving coupled with gas-extended range.

The easiest, cheapest way to van life – or something similar, at least – is sleeping on a hatchback's folded seats. Backseat Bivy makes sure that's possible, even in smaller vehicles, with a quick-secure sleeping platform for hammock-like rest.

Driven by a near-obsessive desire to improve its off-road teardrop trailer, Escapod breaks the mold and launches the Topo2. The stylish trailer counts a single-piece composite construction, independent suspension and solar power among its upgrades.

The photos and spec sheet of the new X1 trailer from Valkari Overland scream "Australia's latest off-road camper trailer!" But this overbuilt brute is more likely to be found roaming the highlands and moors of the British Isles than the Outback.

The all-new Tactical Field Office from Helinox supports the new generation of work-from-anywhere nomads. The lightweight, portable wandering office solution packs a mini-desk into a hard-framed carry bag that weighs less than 5 lb (2.3 kg).